1
: a covering or protective device for the head
2
: a harness for a horse's head
Examples of headgear in a Sentence
The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear.
Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.
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Corso’s final appearance after 38 seasons on the show concluded 431 headgear picks.
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Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Will someone else put on the mascot headgear to continue and honor Corso’s tradition?
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Corso has worn 69 schools’ mascot headgear and has dressed up as Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish leprechaun, the Stanford tree and historic figures James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
After that, Corso’s headgear selection was long one of the show’s most popular bits.
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Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Will someone else put on the mascot headgear to continue and honor Corso’s tradition?
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Corso has worn 69 schools’ mascot headgear and has dressed up as Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish leprechaun, the Stanford tree and historic figures James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
After that, Corso’s headgear selection was long one of the show’s most popular bits.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headgear
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headgear. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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headgear
noun
head·gear
-ˌgi(ə)r 
1
: a covering (as a hat or helmet) for the head
2
: harness for a horse's head
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